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London raises bar on greening the Games
Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:15 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A reed warbler sings from her nest, well hidden along the banks of a river that winds through a London park. But this is not just any urban refuge - it's the Olympic Park, in a once derelict and contaminated area of east London populated by industrial buildings and neglected waterways. And in just a few weeks' time, millions will watch the greatest Games on Earth in the warbler's backyard. ... Full Story | Top |
Probe on Sandusky sex abuse out Thursday, Paternos question fairness
Tue,10 Jul 2012 05:23 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation into Penn State University's role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal will be published on Thursday, and the family of late football coach Joe Paterno has questioned its fairness and confidentiality. The head of the eight-month probe, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, said on Tuesday its report would be published online at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on Thursday. He will hold a news briefing at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) in Philadelphia. ... Full Story | Top |
Serena happy to defend title where comeback started
Tue,10 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT
Reuters - STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Fatigue and a busy schedule was not going to get in the way of Serena Williams returning to the place she says launched her comeback and gave her the confidence to believe she could win another grand slam. Fresh off her fifth Wimbledon triumph, Williams is eager to defend the Stanford Classic title she won in 2011 that signaled her return after missing nearly a year recovering from serious health problems. The triumph, which came on the heels of a last-16 loss at that year's Wimbledon, was part of an 18-match win streak that lasted until the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Spain thump France in London Games basketball warmup
Tue,10 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT
Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain thumped fellow Olympic medal hopefuls France 81-65 in a Games warmup friendly at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid point guard Sergio Llull sparkled with 15 points for the 2008 silver medalists, who beat the French to win the European Championship in Lithuania last year. Los Angeles Lakers forward-center Pau Gasol weighed in with 11 points, while guards Jose Manuel Calderon of the Toronto Raptors and Rudy Fernandez, who has just sealed a move to Real from the Denver Nuggets, each scored 10. ... Full Story | Top |
Women outnumber men on London-bound U.S. team
Tue,10 Jul 2012 03:50 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The United States will send 530 athletes to the London Olympics as part of a massive team that will feature, for the first time, more women competitors than men, officials announced on Tuesday. The team will feature 269 women and 261 men competing in 25 of the 38 disciplines during the July 27-August 12 Games where the United States are expected to challenge China as the leading nation on the medals table. "They are our nation's greatest athletes and embody what it means to be American," U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Scott Blackmun said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Mets pitcher Gee treated for blood clot in shoulder
Tue,10 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - New York Mets starting pitcher Dillon Gee was hospitalized with a blood clot in his right shoulder that will send him to the disabled list, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday. Gee complained of numbness in the fingers of his right hand on Sunday and an angiogram at a New York hospital on Monday revealed the clot. The Mets said Gee would spend another day or two in the hospital, where doctors used a catheter to clear the clot. Gee, 26, is 6-7 with a 4. ... Full Story | Top |
Penn State report on Sandusky sex abuse out Thursday
Tue,10 Jul 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's report on Pennsylvania State University's handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal will be released on Thursday, Freeh said. The report will come eight months after Penn State's trustees hired Freeh and his law firm to investigate the explosive allegations involving Sandusky, a former assistant football coach, and university officials. The results of the investigation will be published online at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on Thursday, Freeh said in a statement on Tuesday. He will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ... Full Story | Top |
Lakers owner Jerry Buss hospitalized for dehydration
Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:37 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was being treated for dehydration at a local hospital, a team spokesman said on Tuesday. "In response to media inquiries and to dispel rumors and inaccurate reports, we'd like to state that Dr. Buss is in a local hospital where he is being treated for dehydration," Lakers spokesman John Black said in a written statement. Black said Buss, 78, was recovering and expected to be released soon. No further details were released. Buss purchased the Lakers in 1979. The team has won 10 NBA championships since then. ... Full Story | Top |
Three former Armstrong associates banned for life
Tue,10 Jul 2012 11:33 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Three former associates of American cyclist Lance Armstrong were handed lifetime bans for their involvement in an alleged doping conspiracy, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday. Team doctor Luis Garcia del Moral, consulting doctor Michele Ferrari and trainer Jose "Pepe" Marti were all banned from the sport for life after USADA found they had violated a series of anti-doping regulations. ... Full Story | Top |
WADA chief calls on dopers to pull out of Games
Tue,10 Jul 2012 11:23 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency has called on athletes using performing enhancing drugs to pull themselves out of the London Olympics. WADA president John Fahey said the Games would be the most tested ever and that athletes owed it to their teams and their opponents, as well as the image of the Olympics, to play fair and quit before competing. "I say this in the clearest way possible: if you are a doping athlete and you are planning to compete in London then you must withdraw from your Olympic team," Fahey said in a statement. "Doping is cheating, plain and simple. ... Full Story | Top |
Evans banking on third week
Tue,10 Jul 2012 11:01 AM PDT
Reuters - FLEURIE, France (Reuters) - Almost two minutes behind Briton Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France at the half-way point, defending champion Cadel Evans remains convinced that the length of the race will work in his favor. "We'll keep working at it. I suspect that in the second and third week, as the race gets harder, riders get tired, there are hard stages to go and the Tour will open up more and more," he told reporters on Tuesday's rest day. ... Full Story | Top |
Nats' sudden rise to top not a surprise to everyone
Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT
Reuters - KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Dan Uggla shook his head, pursed his lips just a little and said he was not buying the notion that the Washington Nationals are one of the surprise teams of 2012. They are simply too good to be on anyone's list as an eye-opener, he said. "No, I'm not surprised at all," said the Atlanta Braves All-Star second baseman. "I saw all the moves (general manager) Mike Rizzo made during the off-season. "You can see the pitchers they have, their offense and the guys that they have in the clubhouse. They're doing exactly what I thought they would do. ... Full Story | Top |
Wiggins puts trust in Australian coach
Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:42 AM PDT
Reuters - QUINCIE EN BEAUJOLAIS, France (Reuters) - Locked in a duel with Cadel Evans at the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins is putting his trust in one of the defending champion's compatriots, Australian coach Tim Kerrison. Yellow jersey holder Wiggins, seeking to become the first Briton to win the Tour, leads Evans by one minute 53 seconds midway through the three-week race, partly thanks to sports scientist Kerrison who had a swimming and rowing background. ... Full Story | Top |
Froome dreams of winning Tour for himself one day
Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:31 AM PDT
Reuters - QUINCIE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS, France (Reuters)- Confined to a "domestique" role to help Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France, Briton Chris Froome is convinced that he can one day become a Tour contender in his own right. "I'd like to win the Tour one day but it doesn't necessarily have to be this year," the Kenyan-born Team Sky rider told journalists in his team hotel in the Beaujolais vineyards on the Tour rest day on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Barca fume after Mourinho eye-poke ban is lifted
Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:03 AM PDT
Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona have protested angrily against the Spanish football federation's decision to lift a two-match ban given to Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for poking Barca assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye last season. With more than a month to go until the start of the 2012-13 La Liga campaign, bad blood has already boiled up between the bitter rivals. Barca spokesman Toni Freixa said Mourinho's exoneration, part of a general amnesty for sanctioned players and coaches, damaged the image of Spanish football and would only encourage further aggression. ... Full Story | Top |
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